Transcendent Country of the Mind
Finland
2022
Transcendent Country of the Mind explores the personal encounters of the artist with alternative dimensions of reality. In her early twenties, Sari Soininen experimented with LSD regularly and excessively, and eventually experienced an extended psychotic episode. It had serious consequences on her life, but also profoundly changed the way she perceives the world. These photographs give us aglimpse of what she discovered. This project, made years after her crisis, has allowed her to let go of this traumatic yet eye-opening experience.
With the support of the Finnish Institute in France.
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About the artist
Sari Soininen is a Finnish photographer based in Bristol, UK, born in 1991. After completing a degree at Lahti Institute of Design, she began a career in graphic design and event photography. In 2019 she decided to pursue fine art photography and completed a master’s degree at UWE in Bristol. She has taken part in several exhibitions, including the Helsinki Photo Festival.